Fall of Baghdad (1917)

Fall of Baghdad
Part of the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I

General Maude's entry into Baghdad, 11 March 1917
Date8–11 March 1917
Location
Diyala River, just below Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq)
Result British Empire victory
Belligerents

 United Kingdom

  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Frederick Maude Halil Pasha
Strength
I Corps
III Corps (70,000 men)		 Sixth Army (25,000 men)
Casualties and losses
Unknown 9,000+ captured

The fall of Baghdad (11 March 1917) occurred during the Mesopotamian campaign, fought between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Empire in World War I.

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